Valentine's Day 2013: 10 Painful Breakup Songs

8. Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Elvis Presley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cS5aCozhcA The first of three classic breakup songs from the '60s, Are You Lonesome Tonight? is a perfect example of how powerful simplicity can be. The song was in fact written in 1926, and covered several times from artists such as Al Jolson before Elvis' revival took the charts by storm. Elvis would often satirise his own song, changing lyrics to comical lines for his own amusement. Below is the audio from a rendition where the King could barely perform the song for his own hysterics. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlWHZg0YksE
 
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